Time Out of Joint
- 230
- Pages
- about 4 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Time Out of Joint” is a short, intriguing and readable novel, and an easy way into Philip K. Dick’s work. Some readers find the opening slow but the ending worth the wait; others wish for a more satisfying finale with a bigger twist. It first appeared in 1959, with an abridged serial in a British magazine soon after.
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About the book
Time Out of Joint is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in novel form in the United States in 1959. An abridged version was also serialised in the British science fiction magazine New Worlds Science Fiction in several installments from December 1959 to February 1960.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 91 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 38% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 7 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 84 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is Time Out of Joint?
It has 230 pages — shorter than 89% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
In this book
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